The 174 undocumented Indians -- 173 men...

IMMIGRANT UPDATE.

July 24, 1987

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — IMMIGRANT UPDATE. The 174 undocumented Indians -- 173 men and a woman -- arrived in a tiny fishing village early July 12. A freighter had put them ashore. Three Canadian men were fined and sentenced to jail terms for an immigrant-smuggling operation, and the freighter was seized. The immigrants, most of them Sikhs, have been held in a gymnasium at a military base while Canadian authorities questioned them and scheduled hearings that began last Monday. Amrik Singh Dhinsa, 35, was freed Wednesday after a local Sikh leader paid a $4,000 deposit and posted a $2,600 performance bond. More than 100 more were ordered freed as soon as Canadian sponsors post bonds, authorities said. Wayne Piercey, an immigration spokesman, said those released must report to immigration authorities monthly.